Because when Sola til Ola put out the lights on New Year’s and the sunbeds were cleared, the craftsmen could move on. A lot needs to be put in place, so it will be a few weeks before the newly renovated building is ready. And they are necessary, because today the staff, students and dog “Bambi” are fighting over the small space.
“It might be a good idea to have a little space, because it always looks full here,” says Dahl, laughing heartily.
Traffic teacher Turkel Geer On (Martinssen Traffic School) explains why you should turn right when you get close enough to the roundabout here.
Everything is getting better
– We hope to go from about 25 square meters to about 200. That means we’ll have better toilet facilities, a bigger office and more rooms for teaching, says owner Dahl.
For the old teaching room, which had capacity for ten pupils, could now be increased to 16, and the study, which could force one pupil into the narrow hallway, would now be more airy.
Dahl took veteran Dag Haugen with him and started traffic school six years ago, and after five full years in operation, he saw the shop grew year after year. There are now four Traffic Teachers and one substitute who will be replaced in a permanent position on a long term basis.
Throughout the year, the traffic school has about 120-150 students somewhere in the educational process to obtain this important document that most 18-year-olds are so eager for. Dahl thinks they deserve something better. They understand that now.
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Mostly automatic
The trend among those who want to get a driver’s license has also changed, not least because electric cars have influenced the choices.
– The trend now is that more than 70 percent choose to get a driver’s license for a car with automatic transmission, but some live under the illusion that they have to take a new driving test to be able to drive a manual transmission. this is not true. All you need to do is a hands-on test, Dahl says, and then you can drive both parts.
He believes that every day is unique, as he meets students who build their confidence and show mastery. And someone who doesn’t have the best self-confidence in the world manages both the theory test on the first try and gets approved to drive on the first try.
Gives good results with 1 to 1 teaching.
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recruits widely
– There were only two of us the first year, then we got an office clerk, and then he took off.
– There is a good student intake, we get most of the students from Frederick II, but we also have students from Glemmen, Hans Nielsen Hauge, Wang and Greåker Senior High Schools. We’re well strategically located for both departments, but note that Wright also has an office in Phiumvian, says Dahl.
Per’s School is a passage along the road for many high school students commuting to/from the town centre, and in fact there are four Glemmen High Schools in the immediate vicinity; Traffic School Antonsen, Mørk, Fredrikstad and Martinsen.
– What’s the challenge?
– The big challenge is that there is a shortage of traffic teachers. You will not get 18-20 applicants if you are looking for people. So the need to train more people in Oslo and Stordal. Traffic is something everyone cares about. Dahl says I notice people have opinions when I tell them what I do on a daily basis.
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